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The climate negotiations that culminated in the UN on December 11 in Durban were a failure to further undermine the multilateral system defective and inadequate it is supposed to help address the climate crisis, said Friends of the Earth International.

Developed countries resorted to rhetorical tricks rather than acting, not pledged to cut emissions dramatically, something that is sorely needed, and fell on previous commitments to solve the climate crisis.

The outcome of the negotiations in Durban, classified by some as a setback, actually meant:

• There was no breakthrough in fair and binding actions to reduce emissions.
• There were no developments in the climate fund, which is urgently needed.
• Increased the likelihood of further expansion of the false solutions like carbon trading.
• The destruction of legally binding international framework for action to achieve climate on the basis of science and equity.

Although developing countries resisted the destructive proposals on the table in Durban, Durban final outcome involves:

1. A new “Durban Platform” which will take a decade for climate action – Instead of implementing the existing roadmap, ambitious and fair agreed in Bali four years ago in Durban, a new process was agreed to launch negotiations for a new treaty.

2. A considerable weakening of the Kyoto Protocol – The Kyoto Protocol is the only legally binding international framework that developed countries reduce their emissions. These countries are responsible for 75% of emissions in the atmosphere, despite being home to only 15% of the population. The second commitment period of Kyoto Protocol has not been formally agreed and only covers the European Union and some other developed countries.
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